Luggage carrier



June 30, "1931. v G, H. WHEARY A 1,812,185

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his an object of this invention'toprovide an improved luggage carrier of the jcase type having a garment or wardrobe receiver of greater depth at one end ithan'jthe other to effect an economy ofspace in thata garmentis thicker where folded over a hanger and a coat is normally thicker atthe'shoulder and,

therefore the spaceheretofore wastedby II forming; the receiver of the! same depth" 10 throughout is eliminatedandputto a usefulpurpose. I I I I Another ob ect of this invention resides in the provision of an improved luggage carrier I I I I I I I I II I 4 the garment recelver 1n itsverti'ca'l posit on,

of the case type havingI-a receiver which is open at its ma nema hinged in line with a partition defining a-well in one end of the case proper, the pivot being so located that the receiver cooperating with a' stop carried by the caseis retained in a' verticalposition by the weight of the garments supported "therein," I I I I A further object of this nvention resides in the provision of animproved luggagezcan;

rier of thecharacter described in which the garment receiver by reason of its structural characteristics assures an increased combined length of the garment compartment without increasing-the overall size ofthe caseproper. I I I I I II I I and rearwalls 10 which are PI'OVldGCl W1th' A further object of this invention resides in the provisionof an improved luggage I carrier of the character describedwhich Will insure the carryin'gof the garments in' a-neat wrinkled. J

luggage carrier. of the character'described having an improved garment hanger "and.

mountingnieans therein whereby extra space 40 is notrequired for the trolley mechanism and the hangers, maybe readily used'apart from a; the case.

'l/Viththe above and other objects in view which-will appear as the description {proceeds, our invention resides in the novel construction,comb1nat1on and; arrangement of cp'arts substantially as hereinafter describedand more particularly defined by the appended claims, itbeing understood that suchchanges in" the precise embodlinent of the accompanying drawings in which numerals designate like parts throughout and orderly fashion" without f-ibecoming I I I I I a d edges or partition members 13 and 14, "re-- 'And a still further object ofthisinvention resides'in the provision of an improved if I I I I I I 'viding a vertical-Weller space 15 which TRUNK coivrranrior RAcInE,,wrsooNsIN, Aconronariolr I LUGGAGE CARRIER- hereindisclosed invention may be 1 made come; within the scope jof'the claims.

' Inthe accompanyingdrawings,we have I theprinciples thereof, andiin which:

-'Figure 1 is'a persp' lctive" view of a lug. gage carrier embodying 'ourinvention; W FigureQ is a viewfpartly in' section and partly in elevation, takenthrough Figure l' on the plane of the line 2 2 and illustrating Figure 3 is a, fragmentary ivieW taken I transversely thro-ughrone end of the carrier on the plane of the line 3+3 of Figure-2 f'lteferring now more particularly "tothej the several views, 5 represents the mainsec- 'tion of a case "to Which a cover or" lid'6 is suitably" hinged along one marginal edge, the cover being provided with conventional 'having'a handle 8.. I I d I I I The main sectionhas end walls and front pairs of opposedguide members 11 and 12,

spaced from the end ,wa-l lsrand being Chan 'neled to receive ithereinthe sidedn'arginal spectively,the space between the-partition member 1 1 and the'ardjacent end Wflll 9 pro the side wallsI'i19a Islighti distancexancl curvedf sofardevisedtor the practical applieati fi 1 '75 1 l ng devices 7f, the 'main fsection V the 'inembers of each" pair-[being equally wardrobe receiving compartment '16", 9ov

downwardly, as at 21, and hinged to the marginal edge of the partition 14, as at 22. The side walls 19 increase in height from their inner ends adjacent the partition 1% to their outer ends and consequently the bottom wall 18 inclines downwardly toward the end wall 20 so that the compartment 16 is of greater depth at its outer end than at its inner end to accommodate the bulkiness normally occurring at the shoulders of the coats or other garments 23 disposed in the receiver and by the folds occurring where the garments are draped over the hangers 24-. The garments placed in the receiver have their lower ends 25 extended into the well-15 and when the receiver is in its horizontal or normal position of rest the rounded portion 21 of the bottom 18 protects them against becoming creased at the point they hang over into the space 15.

To pack the receiver, it is moved to its position illustrated in Figure 2 with the inner marginal edges 26 of its walls 19 at rest on cleats 01' stops 27 secured to the walls 10 within the space 15, the receiver being held in this position due to its weight being to one side of a line drawn vertically thro 'h the axis of the hinge 22, as will. be readily apparent and when the garments are within the receiver it is more securely retained in this position against accidental movement to its horizontal position. The garments are first properly draped. about the har ers 24: which are then secured in the recei or and when the receiver is packed it is swun, to its horizontal position, care being taken that the garments do not become wrinkle-d. Atter the receiver has been moved to its horizontal position and the garments again rearranged, the cover is closed, a cushion meme 301 28 carried thereby engaging. the garments to prevent their bein creased shifting within the receiver.

The receiver is supported in its horizontal position by the partitions 13 and 1 1, the partition 13 being of less ieight than the partition 14; in propmrtion to the inclination of the bottom wall of the receiver anc by a partition 29 which is posi ned tran versely oi the partition 13 and disposed between it and the adjacent wall 9. The partition 29 divides the space between the partition 13 and its adjacent end wal into sep arate compartments and is removably mounted in a manner similar to the part ions 13 and 14 by channel members 30. The upper marginal edge of the partition 29 is tapered to correspond with the bottom edge of the receiver.

The hangers 24 may be of any shape or design and each has a substantially T-shaped head 31 which engages in a substantially T- shaped slot 32 centrally formed in the wall 20 and in which they are engaged and disengaged through the open end 33, see Figure 1.

The heads 31 are also provided with hooks 3 1 which are pivoted thereto, as at 35, and normally are in the position illustrated in Figure 1, the hooks 34 being readily extended to provide supports therefor apart from the case.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which an invention of the char; acter described appertains that we provide an improved and novel luggage carrier ot' the case type having a wardrobe compartment of increased length and capacity by reason of its being of greater depth at one end than the other and one which eliminates the neces sity or" means for maintaining the receiver in a vertical position d further that we provide a case which assures the neat arrangement of the garments and other articles and which will retain them without wrinklin V] hat we claim as our invention is:

1. Readily portable hand luggage of the case type. comprising a main section and a cover therefor, a readily removable partition mounted in the main section adjacent one end. thereof, a wardrobe receiver hingedly connected with the partition to normally form a cover for the main section and adapted to be swung to a vertical position, the end of the wardrobe receiver opposite its hinged connection with the partition having an increased depth, and garment supporting means mount ed in said deep end of the receiver and adapted to receive garments. the lower ends of which are draped over the removable partition when the garment receiver is in its normal position.

2. Readily portable hand luggage of the case type comprising a main section and a cover therefor, partition mounted in the main section adjacent one end thereof, a wardrobe receiver hingedly connected with the partition. to normally term acover; for

the main section and adapted to be swungto a vertical position, the end of the wardrobe receiver opposite its hinged connection with the partition having an increased depth, garment supporting means mounted in said deep end of the receiver and adapted. to receive garments the lower ends of which are draped over the partition when the garment receiver is in its normal position, and means djacent the juncture between, the partition and wardrobe receiver to eliminate undue creasing of garments passing thereover.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto atliXed our signatures.

HENRY 'WHEARY. BENJAMIN M. IAMLIN. 

